FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL HOOF LAMENESS. 153 



inwardly, — that is, in the direction of the sole. Examina- 

 tion of the white line at that place will in all probability 

 reveal little red spots, like those in corns. Abnormal 

 throbbing in the digital arteries is present, and this is the 



Fig. 31. 

 Contracted sole and dislocation of the wall at the toe. 



principal point of difference between this condition and a 

 badly defined case of navicular disease, in which abnormal 

 pulsation of the digital arteries is wanting. 



CONTKACTION IN THE COKONAEY REGION. 



This form of contraction is mainly seen in flat-footed 

 animals, immediately below the coronary cushion. There 



Fig. 

 Coronary contraction. 



is either a slight concavity, usually confined to the region 

 of the quarters, or the wall is abruptly bent in. The pain 

 excited by pressure with the pincers upon the contracted 

 parts leaves no doubt as to the seat of the lameness. 



